Finally! Precious has finally
arrived in Germany. This film
stormed across America last year, winning 43 awards, and was nominated for 48
others. The Golden Globes, the Sundance Film festival, The Stockholm Film
Festival and Toronto Film festival were all raving about this film last year.
So what is so special about Precious? The film, based on the novel Push
written by Sapphire, dives into the life of an overweight sixteen year old African-American
pregnant girl whose name is Clarisse “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe). While
having dreams of being a dancer or a singer, she is rudely awaken with the reality
of being kicked out of school in Harlem due to her pregnancy, but despite her
situation, her principal attempts to redirect Precious’ life by telling her
about an alternative program called Each One, Teach One. At this point we see
her dream world protects her from the hardcore reality of living with her
abusive mother (Mo’Nique) and an absent father who has sexually abused, her
leaving her with one child, and now the second one is about to arrive.

Both Gabourey Sidibe's and Mo’Nique's award-winning performances were unbelievable realistic and
intense. The cast also includes Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz among others.
This tough film sends a message of hope for those facing complicated problems and gives others a glimpse into the inner city world. Precious is a film that should not be missed. (Shelly Schoeneshoefer)